News Updates

On Tuesday, August 21st the Whatcom Literacy Council was the lucky recipient of the proceeds from “Fancy Bingo”, an event coordinated by Glitt3r Lyfe, in partnership with Boundary Bay Brewery. It took place in Boundary Bay’s Mountain Room, the big…

Once again the Whatcom Literacy Council participated in Project Homeless Connect (PHC) on Friday, July 20th from 9 am to 4 pm at Bellingham High School. This exciting event is part of a national initiative launched by the U.S. Interagency Council on…

We are happy to announce that we are the recipients of a National Book Fund award! The National Book Fund was established by the national organization, ProLiteracy, in order to make materials available to adult literacy and adult basic education programs who couldn’t afford…

Last year our goal was to deepen the impact of our free adult literacy programs. Working with over 100 volunteers we served 959 learners through our tutoring and small group classes, bringing neighbors together to help neighbors, creating social capital…

Thank you all for making this year’s Trivia Bee a roaring success!! This year’s Trivia Bee & Silent Auction was the funnest ever. Scotty VanDryver of KAFE radio and Ken Jennings of Jeopardy! fame brought their dry humor to the stage…